successful stroke
Example Sentences
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One occasion did present itself when there seemed to be room for a bold and successful stroke for Radicalism.
From Autobiography by John Stuart Mill
And thus they proceeded, the Colonel radiant with every successful stroke, and blaming mallet, ball, and ground when otherwise, reiterating, "I can't make a stroke to-day."
From Bluebell A Novel by Mrs. George Croft Huddleston
He tore off the wrapper eagerly, for now at last he would learn whether he had made a bold and successful stroke, or only a frightful mistake.
From The Giant's Robe by F. Anstey
The people were carried away with a fanatic zeal at the successful stroke of the Maid.
From The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc by Eug?ne Sue
He was convicted at the next sessions, and sentenced to seven years' transportation; and the "celebrated" firm of Flint and Sharp, derived considerable lustre, and more profit, from this successful stroke of professional dexterity.
From The Experiences of a Barrister, and Confessions of an Attorney by Samuel Warren
